Twitter is full of "vibe-code" geniuses claiming their Polymarket bot prints money.
99.99% of it is bullshit.
If you actually want to become a quant dev (and maybe build a real edge later), here’s the boring path that works:
1. Learn CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, networking, OS basics.
2. Pick a fast language (Rust/Go). Python/JS is fine to start, but you’ll outgrow it.
3. Go lower-level: profiling, concurrency, memory, latency, I/O. Speed matters.
4. Learn market microstructure: how order books move, where slippage comes from, what "edge" even means.
5. Live in the market: collect data, test hypotheses, kill bad ideas fast.
6. When you find something real: automate it, measure it, iterate.
No magic prompts. No "AI bot". Just reps + research + engineering.
Daily reminder: activity is alpha.
@baseapp rewards you for actually using the product — and if an airdrop happens… you already know.
What I’d do to stay potentially eligible:
• use the app regularly
• post + interact
• trade / swap on @base
• try mini apps
• move some USDC around onchain
• keep it organic
Be early. Be active. Stay on Base.
I once saw a man, a terrifying man.
He programmed with VS Code open. In it, terminal panel stretched fullscreen. And in it, he was programming in Neovim.
Like an absolute psycho.
Can’t sleep, so random thread on how to make your swing trading better.
1. Use HTF levels. HTF levels = bigger moves = bigger rotations. Also clearer charts. Monthly, weekly, daily.
2. Stop monitoring immediately on LTFs. HTF = can take days/weeks/months to play out.
🚨 Euler suffered an attack
Analyzing 1 tx that shows an $8.9m+ return for the attacker
1. Flash loan
2. Deposit 20m DAI
3. Mint 200m eDAI
4. Repay 10m DAI
5. Mint 200m eDAI
6. Donate 100m eDAI to reserves
7. Liquidate yourself for 259m eDAI yields 38.9m DAI
8. Close flashloan